Stop for vehicles



(No Model.)

W. F; BEDDING. STOP FOR VEHICLES.

llllur I IPIIIIL Patented Sept. 15, 1896.

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ILLIAM F. BEDDING, OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK.

STOP Foa VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 567,842, datedSeptember 15, 1896.

Application filed April 3, 1896.

Serial No. 586,046. (N0 model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. BEDDING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Saratoga Springs, in the county of Saratoga and State of NewYork, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inVehiole-Stops, fully described and represented in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in thatclass of vehicle-stopswherein a sliding rod is projected laterally between the spokes of oneof the rear wheels to prevent rotation thereof; and its object is toprovide a device of this class simple in construction and suitable forapplication to existing childrens carriages without special adaptationof the latter therefor.

The invention consists in the construction for such device herein shownand described, and specifically set forth in the claims annexed.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a portion ofthe rear axle and one wheel of a childs carriage provided with theimprovement; Fig. 2, aview of the inner end of the same with the axle intransverse section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the stop-rod, andFig. 4: a similar view of the guide therefor.

The axle a is shown provided with a wheel comprising the hub h, spokess, and tire t, in the usual manner. The stop-rod r is of L shape, with adepending transverse member forked at the lower end to embrace the axlea, one of the prongs, 1", being preferably bent inwardly to lock theaxle within the fork and the other prong, 1' being extended downwardsufficiently to form a handle for shifting the rod upon the axle. Thebody of this rod 1- is formed near the outer end and upon its under sidewith two opposed stop-shoulders 1' and an intermediate roundedprojection r, and its outer end is projected through and guided by theedges of an aperture g in a radial arm g, fixed upon the axle adjacentto the wheel-hub by means of an integral strap 9 with clamp-bolt 9 Inits normal position the rod 0" is withdrawn t0 the position indicated infull lines in Fig. 1, with its outer stop-shoulder r in engagement withthe outer face of the guide 9 and its forward extremity retracted fromthe path of the wheel spokes s. In order to shift such rod so as toproject its outer end into the path of the spokes, as indicated indotted lines in said figure, the handle-piece 1* may be thrust outwardlyby either the hand or foot of the operator, so as to force theprojection r to ride over the lower edge of the aperture 9' in the guideg and the rod to move outwardly until arrested by the engagement of theinner shoulder r with the inner face of the guide adjacent to itsaperture.

It hasbeen customary heretofore to employ a spring for preventing thedisplacement of the rod from either of its extreme positions; but I amenabled to dispense with suchmem her by the formation of theintermediate projection with inclined sides for engagement with theguide g between the two stop-shoulders. WVhile the barrier thus ofieredto the shifting of the rod 0' tends to repel the guide toward theadjacent stop-shoulder and to retain such parts in engagement, it isobvious that any positive actuation of the red by means of the handle 1'will readily overcome the resistance to its movement thus offered.

By the present construction, in order to apply the device to any of thechildrens carriages at present in use, it is only necessary to clamp thearm 9 upon the axle adjacent to one of the rear wheels by the meansprovided thereon and to insert the outer end of the rod 0" in theaperture g therein and drop the forked opposite end upon the axle.W'hile desirable, it is not essential that the extremity of the prong rbe bent inwardly, so as to lock the rod upon the axle, as it will restthereon by gravity and operate with similar effective ness in the formin which it is applied.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention, what I claim herein,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a vehicle-axle and a wheel applied thereto, ofa guide fixed upon the axle adjacent to the hub of said wheel, and a rodhaving its inner end fitted movably to said axle and its outer endprovided upon the under side with two opposed stop-shoulders and anintermediate projection having inclined sides, the outer end of said rodbeing projected through said fixed guide and sustained thereby and beingadapted to be shifted into and out of engagement With the spokes of saidWheel, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, With a Vehicle-axle and a Wheel applied thereto, ofthe arm 9 with aperture g and integral strap 9 fitted to and clampedupon said axle, and the L-shaped rod 4" having at its inner end thetransverse member With forked extremity 7" 0' fitted to said axle andprovided upon the under side of its outer end with the opposedstop-shoulders r and intermediate projection r adapted to engage thelower edge of the aperture g of the guide g, as and for the purpose setforth.

3. The vehicle-stop comprising the guidearm 9 with aperture g andintegral strap g as described, and the L-shaped. rod '1" having one endadapted to project through said aperture in the guide and formed uponits under side with opposed stop-shoulders r and intermediate roundedprojection r and at the opposite end the transverse member with forkedextremity 1" W, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM F. BEDDING.

Witnesses:

HENRY J. IVIILLER, J OHN J. FARLEY.

